Three years in the making, bitcoin's first sidechain, called "Liquid", is now live. The Financial Stability Board says that cryptocurrencies and digital assets are not currently a threat to global financial stability. The Securities and Exchange Commission goes after an alleged pump-and-dump scheme involving a $100 million ICO. Cryptocurrency exchange Gemini hires another Wall street executive Blockchain finance firm Clearmatics Technologies raises over $12 million in a Series A funding round. Late Confirmation is a CoinDesk production made in collaboration with The Podglomerate.For more information, visit www.CoinDesk.comSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.